Tory Watanabe’s seventh-grade students researched their ancestral lands. As part of the interdisciplinary project, students made artistic maps accompanied by creative writing pieces. Continue reading Educator Spotlight: Uncovering the Importance of Place
Lisa Carpentier is a kindergarten teacher at Mentone Elementary School in Mentone, California. Lisa has been teaching for 22 years. Lesson Name: Introducing Maps to Little Kids Tell us about your activity. What did you need to prepare and how long did it take? I began by asking students what a map was and what it was used for. We showed a short video and looked … Continue reading Educator Spotlight: Introducing Maps to Little Kids
By Seth Dixon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Geography, Rhode Island College I have a confession to make; I’m a map geek. Even as a kid watching Raiders of the Lost Ark, I was fascinated by the map they used to segue between scenes to show Indiana Jones’ travels. Forget the one I mean? Watch the clip below. The spatial information stored in that single image heightened the level … Continue reading For the Love of Maps
